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Find Deals on Holiday Shopping With Visa iPhone App

Submitted by Bob Bhatnagar on December 14, 2010 - 2:30pm

Need some help finding the best deals in town? Visa has launched its free Visa Mobile Application for the iPhone to highlight local offers for Visa cardholders. The app consolidates all of the deals in your area by checking your location using the iPhone's built-in GPS.

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Over 50 retail partners are represented, including Visa offers from 24-Hour Fitness, Buca di Beppo, Cold Water Creek, Crowne Plaza, Hard Rock Cafe, Holiday Inn, Jos A Banks, Meineke, New York & Company, Papa John's, Pearle Vision, Planet Hollywood, Tourneau and Zales. Visa Signature cardholders can also take advantage of exclusive Signature offers in addition to the rest.

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How can I opt out of Apple iPhone location tracking?

Apple has not offered iPhone owners an option to opt out of location data collection at this time. Third party apps can be prevented from using Location Services by navigating to Settings -> General -> Location Services -> OFF. Apple collects location information from your iPhone even if Location Services is switched off in Settings.

Apple states in its privacy policy (updated June 21, 2010) the following:

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